Turkey
Patric Young added by Galatasaray
Patric Young (206 cm, Florida’14) will be joining Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) for the 2014-15 season. The Florida Gator was released last month by the New Orleans Pelicans, after originally signing a two-year deal with the team. Young was unfortunately able to play a game for the NBA franchise. The talented big man has…
Read MoreEurocup, four more reach Last 32
The Last 32 places are filling up now as the Eurocup entered its eighth round of action in the 2014/2015 season, and it proved to be another exciting two days of high stakes Basketball. As well as more teams adding their names to the line-up for the next round, there were also more clubs being…
Read MoreKristaps Valters pens with TT Ankara
Kristaps Valters (190 cm) has been officially unveiled as a new addition to the roster at Turk Telekom Ankara in the Turkish TBL. The Latvian legend started the season in his native country playing for BK Barons Kvartals Riga (LBL) over seven games, making averages of 12.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game.…
Read MoreNic Wise to ITU ERA
Nic Wise (178 cm, Arizona’10) is returning to Turkey after putting pen to paper on a deal to play for ITU ERA in the TB2L this season. The point guard spent time on the roster at Akhisar Belediye in the TB2L during 2013/2014 and from his 32 games he averaged 19.4 points (5th best in…
Read MoreEurochallenge, three through to Last 16
After a week off the Eurochallenge is back as Round 4 of the competition followed from Tsmoki-Minsk’s victory over USAK to open the round last week. There were eleven games played around the continent on Tuesday while the round will be completed on Wednesday with a further four contests. Group B Lukoil Academic kept its…
Read MoreEuroleague Round 7, Friday recap
A further six Euroleague Round 7 games took place on Friday as this week’s action drew to a close with some big games around Europe. You can catch up on yesterday’s action by heading here, while our full game report for Barcelona vs. EA7 Armani Milan can be found here. Before that though, check out…
Read MoreEuroleague, CSKA trumps Maccabi Tel Aviv
With news that Euroleague Final Four tickets have all been sold, it seems the only thing we’re waiting on for the Madrid showpiece are the teams. Round 7 of the competition can make things just a little clearer as more teams can find their way to the Top 16, but with another day of action…
Read MoreFurkan Aldemir links with 76ers
Furkan Aldemir (207 cm) is heading to the National Basketball Association (NBA) after being picked up by the Philadelphia 76ers, although it is unclear whether he will be farmed out for the rest of the season. The Turkish player started the campaign with Galatasaray LIV Hospital (TBL and Euroleague) in his homeland and played in…
Read MoreIzzet Turkyilmaz inks with Le Mans
Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France, ProA) unveiled a new player on the roster in the form of Izzet Turkyilmaz (214 cm) and the big man will hit the hardwood for the club this season. The Turkish player has been on the roster at Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul (Turkey, TBL and Euroleague) this season, but has not…
Read MoreTsmoki Minsk opens Eurochallenge account
There was just a single game in the Eurochallenge this week as Tsmoki Minsk defeated USAK Sportif at home to potentially ignite its season. The rest of Round 4 will be played on December 2nd and 3rd next week. Tsmoki Minsk vs. USAK Sportif, 85-73 Belarussian club Tsmoki Minsk picked up its first win of…
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